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Re: Treacleheads (was Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database))
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:41:11 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.orgSTOPSPAMMERS
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Dave Low <stinglessbee@hotSPAMFREEmail.com> wrote:
> our Mega-Bloks!" And that's fine. I wonder when it got stuck in people's
> heads that although the product was called "LEGO", what they were playing
> with was "Legos". Was some little child too lazy to say "Lego bricks"? Did
> they want more than just "Lego" they wanted "LegoS!!!"? (Just meming off
> into the distance... )
It's normal language behavior. People call Netscape Navigator "netscape".
I even know people who (not so much now, but a few years ago) call Microsoft
Word "microsoft". No one says "may I have a kleenex facial tissue". It's
natural to treat trademarks as nouns, even though they're not supposed to
be.
Anyway, any word can be any part of speech, in English. :)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/
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